Or do you just not give a hoot that our corrupt, bankrupt society is in need of their creativity and ideas and cognitive energies?
2007-06-11 09:25:31 · 26 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The young as in small children that are brainwashed,yes I feel sorry for them.
Brainwashing is not a choice.
2007-06-11 09:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I do pity them. And I agree that every time a bright young mind is wasted on a life of absurd superstition, the collective intellectual advancement of the human race is slowed just a little more.
But I am encouraged to see more and more young people embracing free thought and non-traditional (and less dogmatic) avenues of spirituality these days. I mean, 50 years ago in the U.S., how many teenagers were openly practicing Wicca? Or advocating rejection of the Creation myth? Or even questioning mainstream Christianity? We're getting there, we just need to be patient and continue giving the theists enough rope to intellectually hang themselves.
2007-06-11 16:47:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I reserve my pity for those who are unfortunate victims of fate. Young fundamentalist Christians are willfully ignorant and have freely chosen to "waste their brainpower on nonsensical beliefs." What I feel for them is more like the bitter scorn the free French felt for those Nazi collaborators in their midst who were deliberately seeking to undermine French culture. American civilization would be far better off without the ignorant "contributions" of those who place superstition and bigotry above truth and knowledge.
2007-06-11 16:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite all the time and energy that belief in Christianity or other religions wastes, Christianity (and to some extent almost any religion) does serve a useful and important function in society. In American society, for example, without Christianity we would not have charitible organizations like the Red Cross and Salvation Army. Many of our hospitals and the medical research they accomplish began as outreaches of religious organizations (how many "St. Whatever" hospitals have you heard of? and Cedars Sinai, or other hospitals with religion-based names?) Without religion, most of our world-wide charities would not exist, such as World Outreach, the Christian Relief Fund, and Kingdomadventures.
Having said that, however, I agree with the general hypothesis of your question. I am an agnostic and think that much of what is done in the name of any religion, including Christianity, is manipulative and that those who unquestioningly believe in whatever their books or their leaders say, those who are being manipulated, are indeed wasting much of their time and energy on a mythical fantasy. However...
For people of all ages, some sort of faith, some sort of belief is necessary... not necessarily belief in a God, and certainly not necessarily in the Christian God specifically, but some sort of belief system. You yourself have some sort of belief system regardless of whether you are an athiest, an agnostic, a Muslim, a Buddhist, or whatever. You may believe in science and logic (as I do) or you may believe in fate, or metaphysics, or humanity, or pantheism.
2007-06-11 16:51:33 · answer #4 · answered by Don P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its called christianity (nonsesical beliefs and waste of brainpower) I dont harbour pity for the young I think they should be allowed to explore...its the adults I feel pity for cos they need to get a life..........
2007-06-11 16:37:23 · answer #5 · answered by turkeyhug 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can waste their brain power on whatever they like. There will always be enough thinking people around. How do you figure we need the creativity and ideas and cognitive energies of people who waste their brain power. In all of life there has been those who do and those who don't. We have managed to progress with or without them.
2007-06-11 16:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No pity. They made their choice, against evidence to the contrary I might add. I just don't understand it though. It really is like clinging to the belief that the Tooth Fairy is real. I just don't get it.
2007-06-11 16:30:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Who are you to tell me my beliefs are nonsensical???
I guess you must be God because thats the way you act...
But honestly do you really think your not guilty of brainwashing to the least degree? If not then I suggest you rethink what brainwashing exactly is...
2007-06-11 16:49:41 · answer #8 · answered by magpiesmn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't give a hoot, though i agree the world would be a better place if they started using their brains.
2007-06-11 16:29:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
to be fair a lot of people who believe in god(s) have done a lot of creative and good things. so no I don't pity anyone who believes. I just want them to quit trying to make everyone believe
2007-06-11 16:29:42 · answer #10 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋